Pirates outlast Rockets in SBC tilt

11:03 PM,
Oct. 25, 2013

Written by

Yaneek Smith
News Herald correspondent

Perkins departed Friday night's game with a 48-28 Sandusky Bay Conference victory over the Rockets, but it was a well-earned, hard-fought win that the Pirates are happy to have after being tested.

Oak Harbor (4-5, 3-3 SBC) scored on its first two possessions to take a 7-0 and 14-7 leads, respectively, in the first quarter before the Pirates rallied to take the lead for good at 21-14 on a 64-yard scamper by running back Dale Irby with 9:28 remaining in the first half. Perkins (9-0, 6-0) pushed the lead to 41-14 after scoring three touchdowns in the third quarter, though the Rockets did fight back to ...